- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/125/1107
- Title:
- Ultra-deep near-IR observation in HDF-S
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/125/1107
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present deep near-infrared (NIR) Js-, H-, and Ks-band ISAAC imaging of the Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2) field of the Hubble Deep Field South (HDF-S). The 2.5'x2.5' high Galactic latitude field was observed with the Very Large Telescope under the best seeing conditions, with integration times amounting to 33.6hr in Js, 32.3hr in H, and 35.6hr in Ks. We reach total AB magnitudes for point sources of 26.8, 26.2, and 26.2, respectively (3sigma), which make it the deepest ground-based NIR observation to date and the deepest Ks-band data in any field. The effective seeing of the co-added images is ~0.45" in Js, ~0.48" in H, and ~0.46" in Ks. Using published WFPC2 optical data, we constructed a Ks-limited multicolor catalog containing 833 sources down to K^tot^_s,AB_<~26, of which 624 have seven-band optical-to-NIR photometry. These data allow us to select normal galaxies from their rest-frame optical properties to high redshift (z<~4). The observations, data reduction, and properties of the final images are discussed, and we address the detection and photometry procedures that were used in making the catalog. In addition, we present deep number counts, color distributions, and photometric redshifts of the HDF-S galaxies.
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- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/157/212
- Title:
- Ultra-diffuse galaxies at ultraviolet wavelengths
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/157/212
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We measure near-ultraviolet (NUV) aperture magnitudes from Galaxy Evolution Explorer images for 258 ultra-diffuse galaxy (UDG) candidates drawn from the initial Systematically Measuring Ultra-Diffuse Galaxies (SMUDGes) survey of ~300 square degrees surrounding, and including, the Coma galaxy cluster. For the vast majority, 242 of them, we present flux upper limits due either to a lack of significant flux in the aperture or confusion with other objects projected within the aperture. These limits often place interesting constraints on the UDG candidates, indicating that they are non-star-forming or quiescent. In particular, we identify field, quiescent UDG candidates, which are a challenge for formation models and are, therefore, compelling prospects for spectroscopic follow-up and distance determinations. We present far-ultraviolet (FUV) and NUV magnitudes for 16 detected UDG candidates and compare those galaxies to the local population of galaxies on color-magnitude and specific star formation rate diagrams. The NUV-detected UDG candidates form mostly an extension toward lower stellar masses of the star-forming galaxy sequence, and none of these lie within regions of high local galaxy density. UDG candidates span a range of properties, although almost all are consistent with being quiescent, low surface brightness galaxies, regardless of environment.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/844/157
- Title:
- Ultradiffuse galaxies found in deep HST images of HFF
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/844/157
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present the detection of a large population of ultradiffuse galaxies (UDGs) in two massive galaxy clusters, Abell S1063 at z=0.348 and Abell 2744 at z=0.308, based on F814W and F105W images in the Hubble Frontier Fields Program. We find 47 and 40 UDGs in Abell S1063 and Abell 2744, respectively. Color-magnitude diagrams of the UDGs show that they are mostly located at the faint end of the red sequence. From the comparison with simple stellar population models, we estimate their stellar mass to range from 10^8^ to 10^9^M_{sun}_. Radial number density profiles of the UDGs show a turnover or a flattening in the central region at r<100kpc. We estimate the total masses of the UDGs using the galaxy scaling relations. A majority of the UDGs have total masses M_200_=10^10^-10^11^M_{sun}_, and only a few of them have total masses M_200_=10^11^-10^12^M_{sun}_. The total number of UDGs within the virial radius is estimated to be N(UDG)=770+/-114 for Abell S1063 and N(UDG)=814+/-122 for Abell 2744. Combining these results with data in the literature, we fit the relation between the total numbers of UDGs and the masses of their host systems for M_200_>10^13^M_{sun}_ with a power law, N(UDG)=M_200_^1.05+/-0.09^. These results suggest that a majority of the UDGs have a dwarf galaxy origin, while only a small number of the UDGs are massive L* galaxies that failed to form a normal population of stars.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/923/257
- Title:
- Ultra-diffuse galaxies with spectroscopic obs.
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/923/257
- Date:
- 14 Mar 2022 07:42:35
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present new redshift measurements for 19 candidate ultra-diffuse galaxies (UDGs) from the Systematically Measuring Ultra-Diffuse Galaxies (SMUDGes) survey after conducting a long-slit spectroscopic follow-up campaign on 23 candidates with the Large Binocular Telescope. We combine these results with redshift measurements from other sources for 29 SMUDGes and 20 non-SMUDGes candidate UDGs. Together, this sample yields 44 spectroscopically confirmed UDGs (r_e_>=1.5kpc and {mu}_g_(0)>=24mag/arcsec^2^ within uncertainties) and spans cluster and field environments, with all but one projected on the Coma cluster and environs. We find no statistically significant differences in the structural parameters of cluster and noncluster confirmed UDGs, although there are hints of differences among the axis ratio distributions. Similarly, we find no significant structural differences among those in locally dense or sparse environments. However, we observe a significant difference in color with respect to projected clustercentric radius, confirming trends observed previously in statistical UDG samples. This trend strengthens further when considering whether UDGs reside in either cluster or locally dense environments, suggesting starkly different star formation histories for UDGs residing in high- and low-density environments. Of the 16 large (r_e_>=3.5kpc) UDGs in our sample, only one is a field galaxy that falls near the early-type galaxy red sequence. No other field UDGs found in low-density environments fall near the red sequence. This finding, in combination with our detection of Galaxy Evolution Explorer NUV flux in nearly half of the UDGs in sparse environments, suggests that field UDGs are a population of slowly evolving galaxies.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/894/75
- Title:
- Ultra-diffuse & LSB dwarf galaxies in A370 from HFF
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/894/75
- Date:
- 19 Jan 2022 13:03:46
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We report the discovery of ultra-diffuse galaxies (UDGs) in Abell 370 (A370; z=0.375). We find 46 UDGs in A370 from the images of the Hubble Frontier Fields. Most UDGs are low-luminosity red sequence galaxies, while a few of them are blue UDGs. We estimate the abundance of UDGs in A370, N(UDG)=644+/-104. Combining these results with those of Abell S1063 (z=0.348) and Abell 2744 (z=0.308), we derive a mean radial number density profile of UDGs in the three clusters. The number density profiles of UDGs and bright galaxies show a discrepancy in the central region of the clusters: the profile of UDGs shows a flattening as clustercentric distance decreases, while that of bright galaxies shows a continuous increase. This implies that UDGs are prone to disruption in the central region of the clusters. The relation between the abundance of UDGs and virial masses of their host systems is described by a power law with an index of nearly one: N(UDG){propto}M_200_^0.99+/-0.05^ for M_200_>10^13^M_{sun}_. We estimate approximately dynamical masses of UDGs using the fundamental manifold method and find that most UDGs have dwarf-like masses (M_200_<10^11^M_{sun}_). This implies that most UDGs have a dwarf-like origin and a small number of them could be failed L* galaxies. These results suggest that multiple origins may contribute to the formation and evolution of UDGs in massive galaxy clusters.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/704/789
- Title:
- Ultra-luminous infrared galaxies in SDSS-DR6
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/704/789
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Ultra-luminous infrared galaxies (ULIRGs) are interesting objects with dramatic properties. Many efforts have been made to understand the physics of their luminous infrared emission and evolutionary stages. However, a large ULIRG sample is still needed to study the properties of their central black holes (BHs), the BH-host galaxy relation, and their evolution. We identified 308 ULIRGs from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Data Release 6, and classified them into the NL ULIRGs (with only narrow emission lines) and the Type I ULIRGs (with broad emission lines). About 56% of ULIRGs in our total sample show interaction features, and this percentage is 79% for redshift z<0.2. Optical identifications of these ULIRGs show that the active galactic nucleus percentage is at least 49%, and the percentage increases with the infrared luminosity. We found 62 Type I ULIRGs, and estimated their BH masses and velocity dispersions from their optical spectra. Together with known Type I ULIRGs in the literature, a sample of 90 Type I ULIRGs enables us to make a statistical study.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/279/459
- Title:
- Ultraluminous IRAS galaxies
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/279/459
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present a new, large sample of ultraluminous (L_60_>10^11.4^L_{sun}_ for H_0_=100km/s/Mpc) IRAS galaxies selected for the IRAS Faint Source Survey using a novel optical far-infrared colour selection criterion. Our technique proves to be very successful in selecting luminous galaxies, and we present data on 91 ultraluminous objects, of which 65 are newly discovered. Using our redshift spectra and information from the literature we find that at least 35% of these objects are likely to contain an AGN-type central engine. We also find that purely IR-based techniques for determining the presence of an AGN in these objects are unreliable.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJS/157/59
- Title:
- Ultraluminous X-ray sources in nearby galaxies
- Short Name:
- J/ApJS/157/59
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- X-ray observations have revealed in other galaxies a class of extranuclear X-ray point sources with X-ray luminosities of 10^39^-10^41^ergs/s, exceeding the Eddington luminosity for stellar mass X-ray binaries. These ultraluminous X-ray sources (ULXs) may be powered by intermediate-mass black holes of a few thousand M_Sun_ or stellar mass black holes with special radiation processes. In this paper, we present a survey of ULXs in 313 nearby galaxies with D_25_>1 within 40Mpc with 467 ROSAT High Resolution Imager (HRI) archival observations. The HRI observations are reduced with uniform procedures, refined by simulations that help define the point source detection algorithm employed in this survey. A sample of 562 extragalactic X-ray point sources with L_X_=10^38^-10^43^ergs/s is extracted from 173 survey galaxies, including 106 ULX candidates within the D_25_ isophotes of 63 galaxies and 110 ULX candidates between 1D_25_ and 2D_25_ of 64 galaxies, from which a clean sample of 109 ULXs is constructed to minimize the contamination from foreground or background objects.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/569/A52
- Title:
- Ultra steep spectrum radio sources
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/569/A52
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Ultra steep spectrum (USS) radio sources are one of the efficient tracers of powerful high-z radio galaxies (HzRGs). In contrast to searches for powerful HzRGs from radio surveys of moderate depths, fainter USS samples derived from deeper radio surveys can be useful in finding HzRGs at even higher redshifts and in unveiling a population of obscured weaker radio-loud AGN at moderate redshifts. Using our 325MHz GMRT observations (5{sigma}~800{mu}Jy) and 1.4GHz VLA observations (5{sigma}~80-100{mu}Jy) available in two subfields (VLA-VIMOS VLT Deep Survey (VLA-VVDS) and Subaru X-ray Deep Field (SXDF)) of the XMM-LSS field, we derive a large sample of 160 faint USS radio sources and characterize their nature. The optical and IR counterparts of our USS sample sources are searched using existing deep surveys, at respective wavelengths. We attempt to unveil the nature of our faint USS sources using diagnostic techniques based on mid-IR colors, flux ratios of radio to mid-IR, and radio luminosities. Redshift estimates are available for 86/116 (~74%) USS sources in the VLA-VVDS field and for 39/44 (~87%) USS sources in the SXDF fields with median values (z_median_)~1.18 and ~1.57, respectively, which are higher than estimates for non-USS radio sources (z_median non-USS_ ~0.99 and ~0.96), in the two subfields. The MIR color-color diagnostic and radio luminosities are consistent with most of our USS sample sources at higher redshifts (z>0.5) being AGN. The flux ratio of radio to mid-IR (S_1.4GHz_/S_3.6{mu}m_) versus redshift diagnostic plot suggests that more than half of our USS sample sources distributed over z~0.5 to 3.8 are likely to be hosted in obscured environments. A significant fraction (~26% in the VLA-VVDS and ~13% in the SXDF) of our USS sources without redshift estimates mostly remain unidentified in the existing optical, IR surveys, and exhibit high radio to mid-IR flux ratio limits similar to HzRGs, and so, can be considered as potential HzRG candidates. Our study shows that the criterion of ultra steep spectral index remains a reasonably efficient method to select high-z sources even at sub-mJy flux densities. In addition to powerful HzRG candidates, our faint USS sample also contains populations of weaker radio-loud AGNs potentially hosted in obscured environments.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/123/637
- Title:
- Ultra-steep-spectrum radio sources
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/123/637
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present optical and/or near-IR images of 128 ultra-steep-spectrum radio sources. Roughly half of the objects are identified in the optical images (R<~24), while in the near-IR images, more than 94% are detected at K<~22. The mean K magnitude is 19.26 within a 2" diameter aperture. The distribution of R-K colors indicates that at least one-third of the objects observed have very red colors (R-K>5). The major axes of the identifications in the K band are preferentially oriented along the radio axes, with half of them having compact morphologies. The 22 sources with spectroscopic redshifts and K-band magnitudes follow the K-z relation found from previous radio samples, but with a larger scatter.
